Salesperson/Store Driver Store 9162

Advance Auto Parts; Chiefland (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading auto parts retailer in Chiefland, Florida, is seeking a combined Salesperson and Store Driver to provide exceptional customer service and safely deliver parts. Candidates should have 2-3 years of sales experience, basic automotive knowledge, and effective communication skills. The position can be part-time or full-time and requires a valid driver's license along with fleet safety certification.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of successful sales experience in a retail environment.
• Must have a valid driver's license and be fleet safety certified.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent selling experience for customers.
• Safely deliver parts to customers as needed.
• Maintain store cleanliness and operational standards.

Skills

Sales experience

Driving skills

Customer service

Parts knowledge

Basic math skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The following outlines the combined Salesperson and Store Driver roles at Advance Auto Parts.

Salesperson

Entry‑level sales position supporting the DIY business and achieving sales and service objectives. Must have good knowledge of store systems, basic automotive system and parts knowledge, and ability to source from stores, hubs, PDQ, and external suppliers. Knowledge of store inventory and maintenance processes is required. Position may be part‑time or full‑time. Fleet safety certification preferred.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide excellent selling experience for DIY customer visits and phone calls
• Achieve personal sales goal and help store achieve its sales goals
• Provide DIY services including battery installation, testing, wiper installs, etc.
• Maintain store product and operational standards
• Responsible for inventory processes including truck put away, shoot outs, cycle counts, back stock, etc.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Store cleanliness including floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, parking lot
• General stocking including truck stocking and back stock
• Safely deliver parts to customers as needed

Success Factors

• Basic driving and navigation ability
• Ability to use delivery board system
• Friendly communication
• Ability to locate and stock parts
• Safety knowledge and skills
• Operating inventory systems and store equipment
• Parts and automotive system knowledge skills
• Operating POS and parts lookup systems
• Expert at testing and diagnostic equipment for DIY service

Essential Job Skills

• Speak and write English (Spanish a plus); communicate effectively and build strong relationships with customers, peers and management
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, parts catalogs, and procedure manuals
• Use basic math accurately: add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to work an assortment of days, evenings, and weekends as needed

Prior Experience

• 2‑3 years of successful sales experience in a diverse retail environment, providing superior customer experiences

Store Driver

Entry‑level store position responsible for delivering parts to commercial customers. Must be fleet safety certified.

Primary Responsibilities

• Safely deliver parts to customers as needed
• Pick and stage parts for customer orders
• Pick up returns and cores
• Drop off weekly/monthly sales flyer
• Daily collection of credit accounts

Secondary Responsibilities

• Store cleanliness including floors, bathrooms, facing, dusting, parking lot
• General stocking including truck stocking and back stock

Success Factors

• Basic driving and navigation ability
• Ability to use delivery board system
• Friendly communication
• Ability to locate and stock parts
• Safety knowledge and skills
• Operating inventory systems (Back stock) and store equipment

Essential Job Skills

• Communicate effectively and build strong relationships with customers, peers and management
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, parts catalogs, and procedure manuals
• Use basic math accurately: add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to work an assortment of days, evenings, and weekends as needed

Prior Experience

• Automotive parts experience is preferred
• Certificates, licenses, registrations
• Must have a valid driver's license and be fleet safety certified

Physical Demands

The employee will predominantly be walking or standing, able to lift up to 50 pounds regularly and 100 pounds occasionally. Other tasks include talking/hearing, using hands, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, handling mechanical parts, exposure to weather, chemicals, electrical shock, vibrations, moderate noise.

Work Environment

Primarily indoors; occasionally outdoors and exposed to weather. Employees may encounter moving mechanical parts, high places, chemicals, electrical shock, explosives, vibration. Noise level is moderate.

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